{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.548","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 38.38.548","heading":"[Art. 63] Rehearings.","body":"(1) If the convening authority disapproves the findings and sentence of a court-martial he or she may, except where there is lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings, order a rehearing. In such a case he or she shall state the reasons for disapproval. If he or she disapproves the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, he or she shall dismiss the charges.\n(2) Each rehearing shall take place before a court-martial composed of members not members of the court-martial which first heard the case. Upon a rehearing the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he or she was found not guilty by the first court-martial, and no sentence in excess of or more severe than the original sentence may be imposed, unless the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not considered upon the merits in the original proceedings, or unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.","path":["Title 38","Chapter 38.38"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=38.38.548","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:36:32Z","sha256":"bfb45ea19ad18ad38e563dee2f975159f94d9902890de7669cf6e8f1d1bf1bf2","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.544","next":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}